Next up.. Brugge, away.... Thoughts

[lgfualol]

I'm all for sentiment but if we play the same squad where most of them have been shit so far, then I will worry. Fuchs, Morgan, Mahrez, Albrighton and Vardy look exhausted. Problem with Fuchs is we'd be throwing Chilwell right in if he is dropped. I wouldnt be upset to see Wasyl come in for Morgan (who has barely had a rest for 3 seasons), but Ranieri wont drop him.

[weller54]

1 minute ago, lgfualol said:

I'm all for sentiment but if we play the same squad where most of them have been shit so far, then I will worry. Fuchs, Morgan, Mahrez, Albrighton and Vardy look exhausted. Problem with Fuchs is we'd be throwing Chilwell right in if he is dropped. I wouldnt be upset to see Wasyl come in for Morgan (who has barely had a rest for 3 seasons), but Ranieri wont drop him.

If these player's are exhausted now WTF are they going to be like come January / February?

[lgfualol]

Just now, weller54 said:

If these player's are exhausted now WTF are they going to be like come January / February?

Dont know. Good job we bought some good depth in midfield and defence...

[RowlattsFox]

I don't think we'll see many changes for this, apart from right back. Any chance of Mendy being fit so Amartey can go to right back? 

 

Ranieri is not going to overreact just yet, why do we never move Albrighton over to the right to protect a weak position? I know Mahrez likes coming inside but no harm in freshing it up from the left every now and again. 

 

We we need to try 3 man midfield at some point but then who do we have had front 3? Vardy, Slimani and Mahrez has potential but Vardy could spend more time on left wing. 

[sly1]

Omg after watching thst s#!t embarrassing to be champions of England get it sorted&quick or will be quick exit.

[Fox92]

3 hours ago, hornyhollthefox123 said:

 

You are aware Mane is as quick as anyone in this league and our defence is as slow as any in this league. Kasper saved us so many times yesterday with 2/3 reflex saves and off his line a couple of times. 

 

Aside from one poor throw to Fuchs his distribution was good yesterday. He's prone to the odd error occasionally but he's in the top 2/3 keepers in this league for how good his technique is. Hes ambitious yes and sometimes the ball might go straight out but people are in for a huge shock if he's replaced  and we just have a keeper who lumps it as high and long as possible. 

As I'm sure you know I've been quite a critic of Kasper's but yesterday he kept us in the game by making his body big. Without his saves we would've lost 6 or 7. The last goal was his fault mind, just seemed to lose his head there.

 

[Fox92]

Bring Chilwell in. I'd like to see Hernandez too, sadly I think he'll be out of position at full back.

 

Not bothered who's playing in the attacking third. I'd like to see Kapuska and Gray again. I'd argue Albrighton has to start for his defensive duties though. 

 

If Musa starts please play him in his position and not wide.

 

Excited for the game though. First time I'm seeing us abroad.

 

 

[Guest CityFan 06]

It'll be interesting to see the lineup for this one. He could stick with most of the team who played against Liverpool, or he could make quite a few changes. I think the lineup for this game could affect the lineup for Burnley at home, for instance if he plays Fuchs against Brugge then I can see Chilwell coming in at left back v Burnley, and if Okazaki starts v Brugge then Slimani might start v Burnley, and if Schmeichel starts against Brugge then Zieler might come in vs Burnley and so on... if you get the jist. I'm not saying those will be the changes, those were just a few examples but this is where depth can be very important.

 

Possible team v Brugge:

 

Zieler

Hernandez Morgan Huth Fuchs

Mahrez Drinkwater Amartey Albrighton

Vardy Okazaki

 

Possible team v Burnley:

 

Schmeichel

Hernandez Morgan Huth Chilwell

Mahrez Drinkwater King Gray

Vardy Slimani

[Soup]

58 minutes ago, sly1 said:

Omg after watching thst s#!t embarrassing to be champions of England get it sorted&quick or will be quick exit.

I'm embarrassed we've got fans like you to be honest 

[tyfox]

I'm a bit worried by this game it's not going to be easy. A couple of heads need a wobble or we might really struggle here

[st albans fox]

Going to still be around 80f at kick off so don't expect a high intensity performance from us.

[RastaDog]

No game is easy at this level, it's about performance on the day. We could be shit, we could be brilliant. So could Bruges. 

 

The things we do have (still, I hope) is belief, work ethic and team spirit. I believe it'll come together for us and our new signings will show their worth.

 

A thought; whilst we might have been sussed in the PL maybe Bruges will not be quite so prepared. We might find last season's approach working for us. Might.

[ealingfox]

Think we should pull out of the competition after yesterday, we aren't good enough to play in it and we need all our focus to be on our battle to stay up.

[RowlattsFox]

A quick chance to get yesterday out the system or could be another bad result so quickly. 

 

Dont nut know what to expect from Brugge, but winning away games is not easy in this competition. 

 

Id settle for a dull 0-0 to be honest. 

[Sharpe's Fox]

A draw away from home in Europe would be great.

[filbertway]

We should be looking at a point minimum in this game though three points shouldn't be out of the question. Especially now as we're probably spending close to half a million a week on our starting 11.

 

God knows what team we'll put out but I just hope we don't spend the game looking clueless.

 

A fully committed performance with us actually looking to put some meaningful attacks and pressure on the opposition is what I am expecting.

 

 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

13 hours ago, Col city fan said:

Brugge are rubbish. The problem is we simply haven't strengthened enough IMO. Who plays RB now that Simmo is nobbled? When does Fuchs get a rest and does that mean we bring Chilwell in? And who would we replace Wes or Huth with, for instance? Wasa? 

We don't look like a squad going into a Champions League campaign with a view to having a real good crack at it. Apart from up top...we could play one of about 10 strikers.

We should still beat Brugge though. I'd reckon they'd be equivalent to a decent Championship side wouldn't they?

It is slightly worrying Col I've got to say

 

its plainly obvious we needed a right back centre back and mobile combative midfielder

 

slimani wasn't the answer (hope I'm proved wrong)

 

anyway onwards and upwards let's hope we can beat Brugge

 

a draw wouldn't be disastrous 

 

a defeat would be

[Wymsey]

1 hour ago, ealingfox said:

Think we should pull out of the competition after yesterday, we aren't good enough to play in it and we need all our focus to be on our battle to stay up.

[Gazza M]

Changes please Claudio after that. Personnel and formation. I would take an away point to start the group off. I have posted one team yesterday on a different thread, but after thinking I would now give a few a kick up the arse after yesterday. Morgan is knackered to start with...

 

Kasper

 

Hernandez

Wasyl

Huth

 

Albrighton

Drinkwater (captain)

King

Fuchs

 

Kapushka

 

Vardy

Slimani

 

Subs: Zieler, Morgan, Chilwell, Mendy, Marhez, Musa, Ulloa

[Gazza M]

2 hours ago, ealingfox said:

Think we should pull out of the competition after yesterday, we aren't good enough to play in it and we need all our focus to be on our battle to stay up.

Are you a Florest fan!!!!?

[st albans fox]

56 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

It is slightly worrying Col I've got to say

 

its plainly obvious we needed a right back centre back and mobile combative midfielder

 

slimani wasn't the answer (hope I'm proved wrong)

 

anyway onwards and upwards let's hope we can beat Brugge

 

a draw wouldn't be disastrous 

 

a defeat would be

Remember when clough brought kenny burns from Birmingham???

[Harry - LCFC]

11 minutes ago, Gazza M said:

Changes please Claudio after that. Personnel and formation. I would take an away point to start the group off. I have posted one team yesterday on a different thread, but after thinking I would now give a few a kick up the arse after yesterday. Morgan is knackered to start with...

 

Kasper

 

Hernandez

Wasyl

Huth

 

Albrighton

Drinkwater (captain)

King

Fuchs

 

Kapushka

 

Vardy

Slimani

 

Subs: Zieler, Morgan, Chilwell, Mendy, Marhez, Musa, Ulloa

That's such a reactionary selection. We need changes but we don't need to re-design our entire approach.

[Gazza M]

16 minutes ago, Harry - LCFC said:

That's such a reactionary selection. We need changes but we don't need to re-design our entire approach.

We need to do something to protect our defence, but still be attacking. That team can switch to 4-4-2 if needed mid game. Just think Morgan needs a rest, Marhez needs to get his head together, Kapushka deserves a crack and perfect time to blood our record signing with Vardy to see if they can hit it off.

[Harry - LCFC]

6 minutes ago, Gazza M said:

We need to do something to protect our defence, but still be attacking. That team can switch to 4-4-2 if needed mid game. Just think Morgan needs a rest, Marhez needs to get his head together, Kapushka deserves a crack and perfect time to blood our record signing with Vardy to see if they can hit it off.

I'm not against trying these things. I am against trying them all at once. Experiment in small doses.

[John Williams]

Club Brugge vs Leicester. 14 Sep 2016 / 20:45.

 

Hi, in astrology (may work).

The Logo/Symbol of the match will be:

 

* Club Brugge: A Group Of Immigrants As They Fulfill The Requirements Of Entrance Into The New Country.

= accepting the ways of a new stage of experience = try to cross a threshold and to meet unfamiliar and perhaps shocking experiences.

 

* Leicester City: A Master Performing His Duties = The ability to draw on the power of a tradition in order to serve and inspire one's fellowmen.

 

Good Luck Leicester.